Germany, Imperial. A Saxe-Ernestine Medal Bar for a First World War Combatant Newly Listed with a central blue enameled

with a central blue enameled medallion bearing a gilt number “25” within a ring of white enamel

above an etched recipient’s name of “KARL RUSCH” and a raised inscription of “HAUPTVERBAND FÜR ZUCHT UND PRÜFUNG DEUTSCHER PFERDE E

circumscribed by an inscription of ‘DIE “EISERNE DRITTE” IM EINSATZ GEGEN ENGLAND - RENNES’ (‘THE “IRON THIRD” IN DEPLOYMENT AGAINST ENGLAND - RENNES’)

as well as Transregional Chairman for the Farmers Community of Schleswig-Holstein

inscribed “Deschler & Sohn

Germany, Imperial. A Saxe-Ernestine Medal Bar for a First World War Combatant Newly Listed with a central blue enameled(Ordensschnalle). A superb medal bar for a First World War combatant featuring three decorations, including: 1. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown,